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DYI jointer table extension - shoottmx - 11-10-2019 LOML asked me to build a king size bed which has rails that are 80” and 76” long. I’ve never worked material anywhere near that long and the rough cherry stock we bought definitely needed jointing. My Griz G0490’s infeed table is 43” long, nowhere near long enough for me of little talent to be able to joint 84" long boards. I know that experienced guys can joint longer material on short tables but I don't fall into the experienced category. After some head scratching and maybe a brew or three I came up with this solution. Side by side sawhorses with ¼”-20 hex head bolts threaded into the stringer at each leg. [attachment=21700] Then a piece of straight ¾” BB ply on top of the bolt heads. I used a 6’ level and a feeler gage to adjust the bolts up or down to locate the ply coplanar with the infeed. [attachment=21701] The first board rocked a lot on the table so I used a wooden wedge on one side to take up about half of the rock. I’ve done this before and let the jointer eat the wedge. [attachment=21702] So far this has worked well for all of the rails. I wrote the height of each bolt next to the hole so it will be easy to set up next time around. [attachment=21703] Thanks for looking, g RE: DYI jointer table extension - mike4244 - 11-10-2019 (11-10-2019, 09:09 PM)shoottmx Wrote: LOML asked me to build a king size bed which has rails that are 80” and 76” long. I’ve never worked material anywhere near that long and the rough cherry stock we bought definitely needed jointing. My Griz G0490’s infeed table is 43” long, nowhere near long enough for me of little talent to be able to joint 84" long boards. I know that experienced guys can joint longer material on short tables but I don't fall into the experienced category. After some head scratching and maybe a brew or three I came up with this solution. RE: DYI jointer table extension - stav - 11-11-2019 Very cool execution. I have a short bed jointer for which I have been considering a similar solution. Haven’t gotten around to putting it into practice yet though. RE: DYI jointer table extension - mound - 11-11-2019 I keep a pair of these on hands for this purpose RE: DYI jointer table extension - Stwood_ - 11-11-2019 Good idea there. I joint 10' alot on my 490 RE: DYI jointer table extension - paul2004 - 11-15-2019 Great solution. I like the tip on using a wooden wedge under the board too. Thanks for sharing. |